Steve Stockman’s war on pro-Obama ‘spambots’

Allegations of cyberattacks and internet hacking seem to be growing daily. Rep. Steve Stockman says he is the latest victim, and the culprit is the President of the United States.

Stockman, R-Friendswood, released his study on “spambot” accounts who have been harassing him via Twitter because of his pro-gun agenda. The study by Robert Stacy McCain claims that two-thirds of the supporters of the #wedemandavote campaign are computer generated.

“Obama’s anti-gun campaign is a fraud. Obama’s anti-gun activists are trying to defraud Congress using the same scam that sells ‘male enhancement pills,’” Stockman said.

Stockman is calling on the president to own up to his ‘phony spam campaign’ and to release internal White House communications regarding the anti-gun campaign.

Of the 16 messages Stockman received after Obama’s charge for supporters to demand a vote, he believes 10 were fake. Stockman identifies a ‘spambot’ as an account that…

Uses a default egg avatar

Has an account name resembling one suggested by twitter

Has engaged in no human interaction

Follow MSNBC and news outlets rather than real people

Do not tweet any promotional messages

The study found that two of the messages Stockman received were tweeted back to back. Both accounts had only one follower, Brad Schenck, former digital strategist for Obama.

“The White House has some explaining to do. My own staff, and others looking into Obama’s Twitter campaign, find the vast majority of messages are coming from fraudulent accounts. Some of these accounts are linked directly to a former Obama staffer. To what extent is the White House involved in this attempt to defraud Congress,” said Stockman.